University of Denver basketball player Coban Porter, the brother of Denver Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr., has been charged with vehicular manslaughter following a car crash that killed a 42-year-old woman, the Office of the Denver District Attorney on Wednesday via FOX31 Denver KDVR. .
The full charges for Porter, a college sophomore, are vehicular manslaughter while driving under the influence, reckless driving vehicular manslaughter, vehicular assault while driving under the influence and reckless driving vehicular assault.
Porter, 21, was involved in the January 22 car accident just before 2 a.m., and the probable cause statement said he was driving about 50 mph when he ran a red light on South University Boulevard and collided with Katharina Rothman’s vehicle.
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Coban Porter #5 of the Denver Pioneers shoots at Sebastian Forsling of the New Mexico Lobos in The Pit on December 9, 2021, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Rothman was produced dead at the scene, while a 47-year-old man, who was a passenger in the vehicle, was injured.
The Nuggets told the Denver Post after the initial report of the accident surfaced that Michael Porter Jr. was not involved with his brother that night, although he was ruled out for personal reasons for their game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Coban Porter has been rehabbing from a torn ACL he suffered this offseason after a promising first year in Denver.
The 6-foot-4, 200-pound guard averaged 11.4 points last season with 2.8 rebounds and a 41.9% field goal percentage in 28 games (eight starts). Porter averaged 24.1 minutes per game.
Sebastian Forsling of the New Mexico Lobos dunks against Coban Porter #5, Taelyr Gatlin #4 and KJ Hunt of the Denver Pioneers at The Pit on December 9, 2021 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Michael Porter Jr., the Nuggets’ former 14th pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, is playing well for the Western Conference leaders, who have a 33-13 record. He is averaging 16.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game on 47.6% shooting.
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Porter Jr. has started all 32 games he has played this season.
Jontay Porter is also his brother, who currently plays for the G-League Wisconsin Herd after spending time with the Memphis Grizzlies last season.
Denver’s Coban Porter (5) drives to the basket while being guarded by North Dakota’s Paul Bruns (23) and Brian Mathews on February 3, 2022, at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
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Coban Porter’s next court appearance will be on February 6.